 | | | | An HIV-positive man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be cleared of the AIDS virus after he received a bone marrow transplant from an HIV-resistant donor, his doctors said. | | | | | | Vietnam's prime minister has called for "drastic measures" to fight the spread of African swine fever in the Southeast Asian country, state media reported on Tuesday. | | | | | | The U.S. government plans to issue new guidelines for food companies as early as this week after an increase in recalls of meat and poultry products possibly containing metal, plastic and other foreign materials, a food-safety official said on Monday. | | | | | | (Reuters Health) - A new wireless system for monitoring the vital signs of the most fragile newborns - those born prematurely or with debilitating diseases - could make it easier for parents to have skin to skin contact with their babies, a preliminary study suggests. | | | | | | China's state planner pledged on Tuesday to resolutely control African swine fever, an incurable pig disease sweeping through the country's hog herd, while adding it will stabilize supplies of pigs and poultry. | | | | | | (Reuters Health) - The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine isn't associated with an increased risk of autism even among kids who are at high risk because they have a sibling with the disorder, a Danish study suggests. | | | | | | (Reuters Health) - Children who see young social media influencers promote junk food may consume more unhealthy calories, a new study suggests. | | | | | | (Reuters Health) - Kids with eczema - even mild eczema - may be more likely to have poor quality sleep than children who don't have this common skin disorder, a UK study suggests. | | | | | | Drugmaker Eli Lilly announced plans on Monday to sell a half-price version of its popular insulin injection Humalog, as it fends off criticism about rising drug prices in the United States. | | | | | | The Trump administration is working on a new payment approach for treating kidney disease that favors lower cost care at home and transplants, a change that would upend a dialysis industry that provides care in thousands of clinics nationwide. | | | | | | China needs to step up its prevention and control of African swine fever, said the agriculture ministry in a statement on Monday, as the disease continues to spread across the world's top pork-producing nation. | | | | | |
